US Strikes Another Drug Boat in Caribbean
US Strikes Another Drug Boat in Caribbean
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The Pentagon announced Friday that US forces had bombed another alleged drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela — the 10th known strike in President Trump’s military campaign off the coast of South America as he prepares to inform Congress of his plans for land assaults.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said six men suspected of drug-running were killed and posted on X a video of the airstrike in the Carribean Sea.
The strike is believed to be the 10th since the campaign began on Sept. 2, with a death toll of at least 46 people.
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Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 24, 2025
The vessel was known by our… pic.twitter.com/lVlw0FLBv4
“If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda. Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you down, and kill you,” Hegseth tweeted.
“I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them, you know, they’re going to be, like, dead, OK?” Trump said.
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Trump, 79, told reporters Thursday that he and Hegseth would inform Congress of any plans for land-based assaults, though it’s unclear whether the administration will be seeking formal authorization.
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Two of the strikes have been in the Pacific off the coast of Columbia — whose President, Gustavo Petro, has been dubbed an “illegal drug leader” by Trump.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, meanwhile, faces a $50 million US bounty for his arrested drug-related charges.
The president also said that China has been smuggling ingredients for fentanyl, which has killed nearly 330,000 Americans over the past five years, through Venezuela to bypass US and Mexican port controls.
The drug-smuggling vessels attacked by the US are also suspected of trafficking large amounts of cocaine.
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